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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Penn State conference to address instruction, success for children with autismhttp://news.psu.edu/story/364059/2015/07/29/public-events/penn-state-conference-address-instruction-success-children
More than 28,000 students in Pennsylvania receive special education services for autism. Parents, educators and service providers of children living with autism will converge upon Penn State to share the latest updates and best practices to better serve the growing demographic. The National Autism Conference will be held Aug. 3-6 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at the University Park campus.
http://news.psu.edu/story/364059/2015/07/29/public-events/penn-state-conference-address-instruction-success-childrenWed, 29 Jul 2015 08:00 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsBreazeale Nuclear Reactor to host 60th anniversary open househttp://news.psu.edu/story/363703/2015/07/22/public-events/breazeale-nuclear-reactor-host-60th-anniversary-open-house
The Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor is holding an open house Aug. 18 to celebrate 60 years in operation. The open house includes public tours as well as an anniversary program highlighting the history, accomplishments and future of the reactor.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363703/2015/07/22/public-events/breazeale-nuclear-reactor-host-60th-anniversary-open-houseWed, 22 Jul 2015 15:22 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsPenn State SOLAR 2015 conference highlights advances, opportunities in solarhttp://news.psu.edu/story/363337/2015/07/20/research/penn-state-solar-2015-conference-highlights-advances-opportunities
Professionals, academics and students from across the nation and world will discuss opportunities and developments in the solar industry, including solar science and engineering, energy economics, public policy, education and energy efficient architecture at SOLAR 2015, the American Solar Energy Society's national conference, hosted this year by Penn State July 28-30.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363337/2015/07/20/research/penn-state-solar-2015-conference-highlights-advances-opportunitiesMon, 20 Jul 2015 08:00 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsLibraries exhibit 'Journey to Inclusion: Voting Rights in America' on displayhttp://news.psu.edu/story/363258/2015/07/17/public-events/libraries-exhibit-journey-inclusion-voting-rights-america
As Election Day 2016 approaches, a majority of U.S. citizens over the age of 18 are eligible to vote — regardless of their race or skin color, ancestry, sex, education, income, literacy, religion, English language skills, previous incarceration or disability — but this has not always been the case. The exhibit “Journey to Inclusion: Voting Rights in America,” on display through July 2016 in the Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library, reflects on nearly 240 years of voting rights history in the U.S.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363258/2015/07/17/public-events/libraries-exhibit-journey-inclusion-voting-rights-americaFri, 17 Jul 2015 08:22 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsNew images give astronomers clear view of Plutohttp://news.psu.edu/story/363189/2015/07/16/research/new-images-give-astronomers-clear-view-pluto
The first close-up photos of Pluto gave astronomers their best look ever at the dwarf planet, which has mountains and canyons and possibly even snow.
"It really says a lot about what we can do with our technology," said Darren Williams, professor of physics and astronomy at Penn State Behrend. "These images were taken by a spacecraft 3 billion miles from Earth, functioning just as we intended it to."
http://news.psu.edu/story/363189/2015/07/16/research/new-images-give-astronomers-clear-view-plutoThu, 16 Jul 2015 16:00 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsResearch tours stretch the boundaries of Ag Progress Days attractionshttp://news.psu.edu/story/363144/2015/07/15/public-events/research-tours-stretch-boundaries-ag-progress-days-attractions
Free, daily bus tours during Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 18-20, will give visitors an opportunity to get a glimpse of research projects at the 2,000-acre Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center. Tours will focus on topics such as crop production, woodlot management, wildlife habitat, biofuel feedstocks and water quality.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363144/2015/07/15/public-events/research-tours-stretch-boundaries-ag-progress-days-attractionsWed, 15 Jul 2015 14:51 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsLibraries exhibit honors nuclear facility's six decades of education, researchhttp://news.psu.edu/story/362662/2015/07/08/academics/libraries-exhibit-honors-nuclear-facilitys-six-decades-education
While it’s common knowledge for many people that Penn State is a global leader in science, technology and engineering, some don’t realize is that Penn State also is home to the longest-running university nuclear reactor in America. “Penn State Power: 60 Years of the Radiation Science and Engineering Center” — on display July 8-Aug. 19 in Sidewater Commons in Pattee and Paterno Libraries — honors the center’s longstanding reputation for nuclear energy education, research and service.
http://news.psu.edu/story/362662/2015/07/08/academics/libraries-exhibit-honors-nuclear-facilitys-six-decades-educationWed, 08 Jul 2015 16:14 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsOcean Science symposium set for July 14http://news.psu.edu/story/362599/2015/07/08/public-events/ocean-science-symposium-set-july-14
To celebrate the first year of the Penn State Center for Marine Science and Technology (CMAST), "Imagining the Future of Ocean Science," will be held on July 14 in the Lewis Katz Building.
http://news.psu.edu/story/362599/2015/07/08/public-events/ocean-science-symposium-set-july-14Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:56 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsAstroFest 2015 is four evenings of astronomy and stargazing during arts festivalhttp://news.psu.edu/story/362528/2015/07/07/public-events/astrofest-2015-four-evenings-astronomy-and-stargazing-during
Penn State's popular AstroFest program, a four-night festival of astronomy activities and stargazing during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, will welcome visitors from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. July 8-11 on the fifth floor of Davey Laboratory.
http://news.psu.edu/story/362528/2015/07/07/public-events/astrofest-2015-four-evenings-astronomy-and-stargazing-duringTue, 07 Jul 2015 15:25 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsRao Prize Conference on May 14 features statistics prize winnershttp://news.psu.edu/story/357370/2015/05/13/academics/rao-prize-conference-may-14-features-statistics-prize-winners
The Penn State Department of Statistics will host the 2015 Rao Prize Conference on Thursday, May 14, 2015 on the Penn State University Park campus in 102 Thomas Building. This one-day conference, which is free and open to the public, begins with registration at 8:00 a.m. and continues until 5:20 p.m.
http://news.psu.edu/story/357370/2015/05/13/academics/rao-prize-conference-may-14-features-statistics-prize-winnersWed, 13 May 2015 08:18 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsCity Lights Q&A series: 'Historical Perspectives on the USS Intrepid'http://news.psu.edu/story/355177/2015/05/05/academics/city-lights-qa-series-historical-perspectives-uss-intrepid
The Penn State Alumni Association will speak with each of the City Lights speakers and share a Q&amp;A for each event in the six-part series that takes place in major metro areas.
http://news.psu.edu/story/355177/2015/05/05/academics/city-lights-qa-series-historical-perspectives-uss-intrepidTue, 05 May 2015 09:00 -0400Penn State News - Public Events'Design Across Boundaries' symposium at Stuckeman Center for Design Computinghttp://news.psu.edu/story/355467/2015/04/30/public-events/design-across-boundaries-symposium-stuckeman-center-design
The Stuckeman Center for Design Computing (SCDC) at Penn State is hosting the SCDC spring open house and symposium "Design Across Boundaries" from 1-5:30 p.m. on May 5 at the Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
http://news.psu.edu/story/355467/2015/04/30/public-events/design-across-boundaries-symposium-stuckeman-center-designThu, 30 Apr 2015 14:15 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsSimpson Lecture Set for May 4http://news.psu.edu/story/354571/2015/04/24/public-events/simpson-lecture-set-may-4
Stephen L. Hoffman, founder, chief executive officer and chief scientific officer of Sanaria Inc., will present the 2014-15 Robert T. Simpson Memorial Lecture in Molecular Medicine at 4 p.m. Monday, May 4, in 100 Life Sciences Building.
http://news.psu.edu/story/354571/2015/04/24/public-events/simpson-lecture-set-may-4Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:08 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsFinal Research Unplugged to focus on sonificationhttp://news.psu.edu/story/353884/2015/04/21/public-events/final-research-unplugged-focus-sonification
Mark Ballora, associate professor of music technology, will present "Seeing With Your Ears: Visualizing Data With Sound" as the final Research Unplugged event of the spring semester at 12:30 p.m. on April 23 in Schlow Centre Region Library.
http://news.psu.edu/story/353884/2015/04/21/public-events/final-research-unplugged-focus-sonificationTue, 21 Apr 2015 11:16 -0400Penn State News - Public EventsTaylor Lecturer to discuss atomic scale imaging April 23http://news.psu.edu/story/353670/2015/04/19/public-events/taylor-lecturer-discuss-atomic-scale-imaging-april-23
Thomas Kelly, Division Vice President for Innovation and New Technologies at CAMECA Instrument Inc., has been selected the 2015 Taylor Lecturer. He will deliver the keynote talk “Atomic-Scale Tomography: An Achievable Vision” as part of the 2015 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture in Materials. His talk will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 23, in the HUB-Robeson Center’s Freeman Auditorium.
http://news.psu.edu/story/353670/2015/04/19/public-events/taylor-lecturer-discuss-atomic-scale-imaging-april-23Sun, 19 Apr 2015 21:39 -0400Penn State News - Public Events